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Trogons, Laughing Falcons, and Other Neotropical Birds

Door Alexander Frank Skutch e.a.

Categorie	Algemeen Vogels
Boeknummer	#363487-XL1
Titel	Trogons, Laughing Falcons, and Other Neotropical Birds
Auteur	Skutch, Alexander Frank & Dana Gardner (illustrations)
Boektype	Gebonden
Uitgeverij	University of Texas Press
Jaar van uitgave	1999
ISBN10	0890968500
ISBN13	9780890968505
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with b/w drawings, 8vo.
Samenvatting	Renowned naturalist Alexander F. Skutch 's critically acclaimed book The Minds of Birds first introduced a controversial review of bird behavior. Now, in possibly his last book on birds, he reflects on a memorable career brimmed with discovery and controversy. Trogons, Laughing Falcons, and Other Neotropical Birds looks at the lifetime dedication of an expert naturalist who for seventy years has studied birds in tropical America, from Mexico to Peru and Venezuela. A pair of Violaceous Trogons, the only New World birds known to nest in an arboreal ants' nest; a pair of Laughing Falcons, the only raptors that might be called friends of small birds; hummingbirds who learn the songs they repeat in courtship assemblies that attract females; soaring kites that catch insects with their feet inste... (Lees verder)ad of their bills, as flycatchers do; and other notable birds are covered in "vintage" Skutch style. Skutch also tells of the only wild birds he has ever raised from eggs, two Gray-headed Chachalacas who became strongly attached to their foster parents. These and other unpublished observations on Neotropical birds, plus accounts published long ago in journals not now widely available, updated by new observations and interpretations, will add to the famous Skutch literature. His lifetime of conscientious observation and the information he imparts are invaluable and compelling. Complemented with intricate line drawings, Trogons, Laughing Falcons, and Other Neotropical Birds, an imperative addition to any ornithologist's literary collection, blends solid natural history with entertaining reading.
Pagina's	222
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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